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Papan Reservoir

Coordinates: 40°22′00″N 72°54′45″E / 40.36667°N 72.91250°E / 40.36667; 72.91250
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Papan Reservoir Dam
Papan Reservoir is located in Kyrgyzstan
Papan Reservoir
Location within Kyrgyzstan
LocationNookat District, Osh Region, Kyrgyz Republic
Coordinates40°22′00″N 72°54′45″E / 40.36667°N 72.91250°E / 40.36667; 72.91250
Opening date1981
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth
ImpoundsAk Buura river
Height100 m (330 ft)
Length93 m (305 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesPapan reservoir
Папан суу сактагычы
Total capacity260,000,000 m3 (9.2×109 cu ft) maximum
240,000,000 m3 (8.5×109 cu ft) nominal
Surface area2.67 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Maximum water depth87 m (285 ft)
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Papan Reservoir (Kyrgyz: Папан суу сактагычы), is a reservoir of the Ak-Buura River, located in Nookat District of Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is used for irrigation purposes and also water supply of Osh.

References

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  1. ^ "Kyrgyzstan's reservoirs: passport data" (PDF). Portal of Knowledge for Water and Environmental Issues in Central Asia. Retrieved 2011-11-12.